The first of three Democrats facing expulsion votes in the Tennessee House of Representatives Thursday, April 6, was voted to be expelled by his colleagues on Thursday afternoon, amid hundreds of loud boos and chants from protestors in the state capitol in Nashville. The debate before the vote to expel state Rep. Justin Jones of…

Following the expulsion of one Democrat from the Tennessee House of Representatives on April 6, a surprising vote left another of three individuals all expected to be expelled from the chamber remaining in her seat. The vote was as close as it could get, with Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knox County retaining her seat by…

Following the expulsion of one Democrat from the Tennessee House of Representatives on April 6, a surprising vote left another of three members all expected to be expelled from the chamber remaining in her seat. The vote was as close as it could get, with Rep. Gloria Johnson of Knox County retaining her seat by…

After several hours of debate, two Tennessee Democrats were expelled from the Tennessee General Assembly by the Republican supermajority-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday. The third state representative facing expulsion held her seat by a margin of only one vote on a historic day in the Tennessee legislature. The close vote came as a shock,…

After several hours of debate, two Tennessee Democrats were expelled from the Tennessee General Assembly by the Republican supermajority-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday. The third state representative facing expulsion held her seat by a margin of only one vote on a historic day in the Tennessee legislature. The close vote came as a shock,…